Photo by J. Anthony RobertsUMass' Sean Carter tips the ball into the basket.SPRINGFIELD - Five of the eight teams for the reborn Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament have been determined.

The University of Massachusetts, University of Southern California, New Mexico State, Bradley and Rider men's basketball teams will come to Springfield Nov. 20-21.

Three other teams are in the process of being finalized. UMass will play New Mexico State, and Bradley will take on USC, in two of the four games on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the MassMutual Center.

The winners of those games will meet Sunday, Nov. 21. The losing teams in those two games will play each other as well.

The other matchups will be determined based on the teams still to be added. In all, the MassMutual Center will have four games on Nov. 21, and four more the next day.

Rider will represent the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which will serve as the event's sponsoring conference. The MAAC tournament will be held in Springfield from 2012 through 2014.

Each of the eight schools will play four games apiece in the tournament - two in Springfield and two at campus sites. UMass, USC, Bradley and New Mexico State will serve as host schools with two home games each.

The Tip-Off Classic, in its new and expanded form, restores a Springfield tradition that ran from 1979 through 2005. The old format was a one-game event at the start of the college basketball season.

The new format is exempt from NCAA schedule restrictions, allowing schools to participate without affecting the rest of their scheduling.

"The Hall of Fame has a proud tradition of hosting premier college basketball events and the return of the Hall's college basketball property to the city of Springfield should create an exciting atmosphere for each institution and the fans; said John L. Doleva, President and chief executive officer of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

"We look forward to welcoming each of these schools to the Basketball Hall of Fame and creating a weekend celebration in Springfield for many years to come.''

Richard J. Ensor, commissioner of the MACC, said the conference is excited to be involved.

"The MAAC membership in looking to grow its relationship with the Basketball Hall of Fame, the MassMutual Center and the City of Springfield was eager to extend its expertise and provide staffing for The Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament as the event's sponsor,'' Ensor said.

"The MAAC prides itself on its record of hosting league and NCAA Championships, and exempt events in venues throughout the country and looks forward to great college hoops next November in the city that prides itself as the birthplace of basketball."